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Some things have changed over the years . . . for the worse.
For instance . . . they used to make things to last a lifetime. Now, they are often made to last until Tuesday. A lot of marriages are that way.
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A specific "definately for the worse change" is the brights/dimmer switch on automobiles. When I first learned to drive (1965?) the dimmer switch was on the floor, by your left foot. It was great. So easy to switch back and forth with a tap of your foot.
Having the switch up on the turn signal is extremely dangerous.
If you have a hamburger in one hand, and a drink in the other (driving with your knee of course) how can you possibly be expected to dim your lights and stay on the road as you come around a curve into oncoming traffic? Back in the day, a simple tap of the foot was all it took.
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That . . .
Which category of eschatological interpretation are you in? If all the wrong views could be eliminated it sure would simplify things. Let me see if I can clarify.
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Here is the first question.
In relationship to the millennium, when does the second coming take place?
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An amillennial view is one that believes that the millennium is not a literal 1000 year period and that the second coming is symbolic. I don't want to think or talk about that any more.
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A post-millennial view is one that believes the church will successfully bring peace and unity to the world, and then Jesus will return to an already restored earth. I don't think so.
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A pre-millennial view is one that believes Jesus will return before the millennium to reign as "King of kings" during the millennium. This is the only view that comes from a literal translation of the Bible . . . that would be what I believe.
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Here is the second question.
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In relationship to the 7 year tribulation, when does the rapture take place?
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And a related question . . . In the Bible, do you see the rapture and second coming as two seperate events or do they take place in a single time frame?
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Some believe in a PRE-tribulation rapture and then a post-tribulation second coming (two seperate events) I can't find support of that in scripture.
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Some believe in a MID-tribulation rapture and then a post-tribulation second coming. I don't think that is right either.
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Some believe in a POST-tribulation rapture AND second coming. OK . . . now we're getting somewhere. I believe this is what the Bible teaches.
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To be more precise, I believe that the rapture and second coming take place at the seventh (last) trumpet and before the bowls of wrath.
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To summarize: I am a pre-millennial, last-trumpet-trib believer.
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This is That . . .
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And you?